Pingrey named police captain
Dan Pingrey was recently named Shoreline Police Captain. Pingrey replaces former captain, Carl Cole, who is now operations captain for Precinct 4 serving unincorporated south King County out of SeaTac.
After beginning his career as an officer for the city of Kirkland in 1986, Pingrey has spent the past 17 years at the King County Sheriff’s Office. Pingrey served as a sergeant in Shoreline from 1996 to 1998, and most recently, he was the administrative sergeant for the city of Sammamish.
Second-graders tsunami bake sale
Five Lake Forest Park Elementary second graders have scheduled a bake sale to benefit tsunami victims, from 2-4 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Albertsons located at Lake Forest Park Towne Centre.
The proceeds will be donated to Asia tsunami emergency response and designated for the world vision fund.
The five students who planned the sale are Kaycee Maas, Kendal Upton, Sadie Logerfo-Olsen, Noranikka Var and Delancey Mille. They organized the bake sale during recess.
Shoreline pool to temporarily close
The city of Shoreline Pool is scheduled to close Feb. 28 through March 5 for routine maintenance and installation of a rope swing. The rope swing will be installed to increase fun and versatility of use for the deep end of the pool.
Routine maintenance for this temporary closure includes:
• Repairs to various areas of flooring in the building
• Painting of the bleacher/viewing area, stairway and lobby
• Shower and plumbing repair
• Locker room and pool deck tile repair
Preventive maintenance causes the pool to close temporarily from time to time.
Please contact the Shoreline Pool with any questions at 206-362-1307 or visit www.cityofshoreline.com/parks for information.
Donate sweaters at The Enterprise
The Enterprise Newspapers is a donation point in eighth annual Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive.
The drive, an annual event of KCTS-TV and Northwest Harvest, collects new and gently used sweaters for needy individuals in the Puget Sound region.
The Enterprise offices are at 4303 198th St. SW, Lynnwood. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The drive runs through February.
City briefs can be sent to shoreline@heraldnet.com or mailed to 4303 198th St. SW. Lynnwood, Wash. 98036.
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